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They may be Oscar nominees, but they haven't always had the golden touch. The Daily Beast looks at the most embarrassing roles that this year's chosen bunch have taken on:

Jeremy Renner, Best Supporting Actor, The Town: The actor also got a nod for his role in Hurt Locker, but let's not forget his turn as Mark "Dags" D'Agastino (the lead, no less) in a film that earned a 0% rating from Rotten Tomatoes—the fart-joke-filled National Lampoon’s Senior Trip.

Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress, The Fighter: This follows her nom for 2005's Junebug, but that was preceded by the direct-to-video prequel Cruel Intentions 2. It was originally shot as a Fox TV show, then repackaged as a film, with Adams as "rich-bitch" lead Kathryn Merteuil.

Mark Ruffalo, Best Supporting Actor, The Kids Are All Right:In a romcom misstep, Ruffalo played a landscape architect haunted by Reese Witherspoon's ghost in the "complete mess" Just Like Heaven.

Nicole Kidman, Best Actress, Rabbit Hole: In an attempt to appeal to more mainstream audiences, Kidman made the unwise move of starring in Bewitched, an unfunny movie totally absent of chemistry between Kidman and fellow lead Will Ferrell.